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A Global Response to An Unacceptable Level of Death and Injury

A Global Response to An Unacceptable Level of Death and Injury. Gayle Di Pietro. We all know………. Road traffic injuries are a major public health problem. 1.3 million deaths. 50 million Injuries (15M seriously). The cost…. Road crashes cost countries between 1.5% - 3% of GDP

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A Global Response to An Unacceptable Level of Death and Injury

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  1. A Global Response toAn Unacceptable Level ofDeath and Injury Gayle Di Pietro

  2. We all know……….. Road traffic injuries are a major public health problem

  3. 1.3 million deaths

  4. 50 million Injuries (15M seriously)

  5. The cost….. • Road crashes cost countries between 1.5% - 3% of GDP • ANNUALLY US65 Billion • Pain and suffering is incalculable • Link between road trauma and poverty is clear Source: Global Status Report, WHO 2010 Death on Wheels, World Bank 2010

  6. Road safety is underfunded (~$13 million in funding)

  7. Our task: Bring about the sustainable reduction of road death and injury

  8. A worsening problem 2004 (actual) 2030 (projected) Road traffic crashes currently cause more than 1.2 million deaths a year – but by 2030 will kill an estimated 2.4 million people per year

  9. LMICs are hardest hit Per 100,000 population • More than 90% of the world’s road traffic deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries – even though these countries have less than half of the world’s registered vehicles

  10. Mind the gap!

  11. No country can afford this level of loss!

  12. Road Deaths Are Preventable • Inappropriate & excessive speeding • Drinking and driving • Failure to use seat belts, child restraints, helmets and other safety equipment • Use of vehicles that are old, poorly maintained or lacking in safety features Moscow, 19-20 November 2009

  13. Road Deaths Are Preventable • Poorly designed or insufficiently maintained road infrastructure that fails to protect pedestrians • Poor or unsafe public transportation systems • Lack of, or insufficient enforcement Moscow, 19-20 November 2009

  14. Road Deaths Are Preventable • Lack of political awareness • Lack of adequate trauma care and rehabilitation Moscow, 19-20 November 2009

  15. United Nations Activities United Nations 2nd March 2010 Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011 - 2020

  16. Why a Decade of Action • Growing problem of road traffic injuries globally • Major risk factors and effective countermeasures are understood • Increased political will • Collaborative structures are in place • Support from international bodies and leaders

  17. Goal of the Decade To halt or reverse the increasing trend in road traffic fatalities around the world by increasing national, regional and global road safety activities.

  18. A Framework for the Decade NATIONAL ACTIVITIES 5 PILLARS INTERNATIONAL AND REGIONAL ACTIVITIES GLOBAL PLAN OF ACTION

  19. National Activities: 5 Pillars of Action Road Safety Management Road User Behavior Infrastructure Safe Vehicles Post Crash Care

  20. Plan of Action - International • Increase global funding • Advocate for RS at highest levels • Increase awareness globally • Provide guidance and technical assistance • Monitor and evaluate progress • Indicators • Status reports

  21. GRSP Vision and Mission Vision • A world free of road crash death and injury Mission • the sustainable reduction of road death and injury in low and middle income countries. By • Being one among many partners making good practice interventions

  22. Partnerships Business Government Civil Society

  23. Working together Regional Global Community National

  24. Why are partnerships needed? • Government, business and civil society are the three main sectors of society • The three sectors of have very different characteristics • All of these sectors need to be addressed • Recognition that no one sector alone can make a sustainable difference • Partnership allows contribution and leadership form all sectors • Partnership, with neutral co-ordination, has consistently proved successful when used in conjunction with global good practice

  25. Leadership - from every sector Business Government Civil Society

  26. Good Practice – Results Seat belt wearing up from 3% to 80%: helps a 20% reduction in death and injury on Sakhalin, Russia In partnership work, the credit for success belongs to society. Each partner is just one of many players Drink drive crashes reduction of 22% after demonstration project in Olzstyn, Poland Killed and Serious Injury reduced by 62% in São José dos Campos, Brazil Drink drive case reduction of over 65% after demonstration projects in two Chinese cities Over 1550 lives saved in 2009 after helmet intervention in Vietnam

  27. Child injury prevention

  28. Looking ahead – 2011 and beyond • Getting the UN resolution into action, providing, supporting and recognising leadership • More partners and partnerships in more countries • Energising the business and civil society sectors – and providing recognition for them • Building a highly diverse, highly effective global team • Saving more lives!

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